Getting Pics From Drive to Blogger, on a Chromebook

This post originally appeared on Ben Schersten’s blog Getting Pics From Drive to Blogger, on a Chromebook Posted on September 16, 2014 If you’ve ever tried to get pictures from your Google Drive to your (Google-owned) Blogger blog, you know that it can be a hassle. All the Google apps seem to play well together, except Blogger.…

Create Google Presentations on the iPad…Sort Of

When I heard the news late yesterday that the ability to CREATE a Google Slide presentation was finally released for the iPad and iPhone I was ecstatic. I, along with many other educational technology integrators, had been waiting for this capability for months, especially those of us working in 1:1 iPad schools that are also…

Google Apps for Education

Burlington Public Schools is entering its fourth year as a Google Apps for Education (GAFE) district. All students and teachers have access to a powerful suite of web-based, collaboration, creativity, and communication tools including: Drive & Docs (Forms, Sheets, Slides, & Drawings) Sites & Blogger Gmail & Calendar Classroom And although we are a 1:1…

Help Desk Live-Episode 13- Google Classroom Update

On Friday, May 23rd join us for the 13th episode of Help Desk Live!  We’ll discuss Google Classroom with members of the Clarkstown Central School District. After viewing and summarizing the recent Hangout about Classroom facilitated by members of the New York Edtech Team, I decided to reach out to Toni Ann Piscitelli, Paul Lepore and Heidi…

Google’s Classroom: A Sneak Peek

Classroom is Google’s latest student-centered education product and is scheduled to be released this coming fall. After watching the Classroom promotional video and reading about its features and capabilities, I immediately requested an invite to try it out. Millions of other instructional technology specialists, educators, and GAFE school administrators likely did the same. To say…

Streamline Workflow Using Google Forms

 Google Forms in Classroom One of the most powerful and versatile applications in the Google Drive suite is Google Forms. Forms is the ideal way to create surveys and is perfect for submitting assignments to teachers. Forms can also be used by coaches and club advisors to organize and manage information about their players or…